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Bill would offer health care programs to legal immigrant children Salt Lake Tribune Share     Faced with an abscess on their daughter's leg, an uninsured family tried a series of home remedies. When they finally took her to the emergency room at Primary Children's Medical Center, the infection was so serious that doctors feared the girl would lose her leg. After extensive surgery and treatment, the leg was saved, emergency pediatric physician Charles Pruitt told the Health and Human Services Subcommittee on Monday. Treating the abscess with antibiotics in its early stages could have been far simpler -- and less costly -- if the girl had access to insurance and a primary physician, Pruitt said, as SB44 would allow. The legislation removes a provision requiring legal immigrant children to live in the United States for five years before they are eligible for Medicaid or the Utah Children's Health Insurance Program, which aid low-income families. More
For health professionals in training, center's dummies help mimic real life Indianapolis Star Share
An Indiana University medical student pressed an oxygen mask to the face of a patient about to be put under for surgery. Another pumped a ventilation bag. Others looked on, not sure what to do. The medical students were taking part in one of the daily high-tech medical training exercises at the Simulation Center at Indiana University's Fairbanks Hall -- a kind of virtual hospital where no one suffers or dies and mistakes cause no harm. More Privacy issues are made more challenging by a tougher HIPAA, growing cyber risks Modern Medicine Share
With today’s more rigid regulatory environment, privacy and security challenges are on the rise in healthcare. Cyber crime continues, and patient information is becoming more difficult to secure. As part of the stimulus package, physicians can receive up to $44,000 in Medicare incentives for adopting electronic health records ($65,000 under Medicaid), but the federal government is also mandating tighter controls over data and information. Failure to comply with a strengthened HIPAA, starting in February, plus a new Red Flag Rule that goes into effect in June, and many other regulations can mean stiffened penalties, lawsuits, audits, fines, loss of reputation and other costly consequences. Commissioned by Managed Healthcare Executive and including expert commentary, this package of articles, checklists and links to other sources can help you navigate the thicket of new information and changes while protecting your patients and yourself. More JFK Memorial fined $100,000 over patient care The Desert Sun Share
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital has been fined $100,000 for code violations in 2008 that endangered four patients, including a case in which a newborn died, the California Department of Public Health announced Wednesday. More Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas setting up 'medical home' program Dallas Morning News Share
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, the state's largest health insurer, said Monday it is implementing a program in five North Texas counties to better emphasize wellness and manage diseases. The insurer has created a so-called medical home program with two physician groups, Medical Clinic of North Texas and Village Health Partners, which provide care for more than 20,000 members in Dallas, Denton, Tarrant, Collin and Johnson counties. More Nurse education can improve elderly pain monitoring Modern Medicine Share
Barriers to timely documentation must be addressed and specific training given if nurses are to adhere to best practice in reporting patients' pain levels before and after analgesic treatment, according to a study in the January issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing. More |
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